On Saturday 09 December 2006 10:47, Peter Rock wrote: > > Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 20:44:54 +0000 > > From: Damian Wardingley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [gNewSense-users] Hello to the list - newbie question as a > > starter for 10 > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > > > > > The only additional packages I have installed beyond the base "off the > > disc" installation are Thunderbird (I don't need Evolution ll PIM > > functionality), Seahorse key manager, network-manager, Gnomebaker, and > > the ugly pack for Gstreamer (I have a lot of .mp3 files left over from > > when I was using Window$, sorry...). > > You can use a program like Audacity (sudo apt-get install audacity) to > convert your .mp3s to .oggs. I don't think this process requires > non-free software. If I'm mistaken, please someone let me know. > > Welcome Damian, to the world of free software! > > Peter. > (http://gnuosphere.blogspot.com) >
The command line programme mp32ogg I think is the quickest and easiest way to convert from mp3 to ogg, and it's Free Software. To do a whole directory of mp3 files, simply use a wildcard; mp32ogg *.mp3 btw. Audacity does not do any conversion itself, it uses other libraries, so as a programme it is rather cumbersome and superfluous for simple media file conversions. -- Andrew Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
